Richard Scown (1835 - 1916)

Born 5 Sep 1835 in Launceston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Barker) Scown — married 3 Mar 1857 in Gawler, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1916 at age 80 in Bordertown, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Richard Scown was born in Cornwall, England.

Richard Scown, son of John Thomas Scown (Mason, of Bazil) & his wife, Susan, was born on 5 Sep 1835, and baptised on 15 Sep 1835 in Launceston, Wesleyan Methodist, Cornwall, England. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Richard Scown migrated from England to Australia.

In 1837 Richard emigrated to Australia in the ship "Katherine Stewart Forbes" with his family: parents, John Thomas Scown (Mason) and his wife, Susan (nee Yeo), and their 6 children; Elizabeth, Mary, Charles, Thomas, Jane and Richard. His sister, Matilda Katherine Stewart Forbes, was born on the voyage. They departed Gravesend, England on 27 July 1837, arriving in Holdfast Bay, South Australia on 17 October 1837. ^[4]

Richard (age 22, son of John Thomas Scown) married Hannah Barker (age 17, daughter of John Whitney) on 3 March 1857 in the Wesleyan Chapel, Gawler, Barossa, South Australia. ^[5]

Richard (of Cannawigara) died on 19 April 1916, aged 80 years, and 6 months, in Bordertown, Wellington, South Australia. ^[6] He was buried at Mundulla Cemetery, Mundulla, Tatiara District Council, South Australia. ^[7]

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Obituary

Border Chronicle (Bordertown, SA : 1908 - 1950), Fri 19 May 1916, Page 5 ^[8]

The Late Richard Scown.

An Old Colonist.

The late Richard Scown whose remains were interred in Bordertown cemetery on Good Friday, April 21, was born in Cornwall in 1835, being at the time of his death 30 years of age. He arrived in the colony with his parents in the year 1837, when only two years of age in the ship Catherine Stuart Forbes. A few years ago it was interesting to hear him speak of the early days of this State. He could remember Adelaide when there was very few stone houses—his father and uncle having built the first stone house in Adelaide. At one time his father owned one of the blocks of land at the corner of King William and Rundle Streets, which he sold for the small sum of £10. He also held a selection adjacent to the park lands, which he sold when he removed to Bulls Creek, where be engaged in farming pursuits, and where other members of the family, were born. As a boy, young Richard learned to drive his father's bullocks, and he became very proficient, being able to turn a threepenny piece over with the whip. When he was about 17, and his sister 15, they won a ploughing match, he holding the plough, while his sister drove the bullocks. Soon after that, he, with others, went to the Ballarat gold diggings, driving the team overland by way of Morgan, where they crossed the river, thence to where Swan Hill now stands, and then turned Southward to the diggings, where they sold the flour that they had brought all the way from Adelaide. For a while afterwards, he occupied his time carting from Melbourne to the diggings ; also a trip up to Beechworth, in northern Gippsland, where he had a very bad time—dust to the bullocks knees going up, and mud likewise when coming back—he experienced a very wet time. Having had a rest at the diggings, he turned his face homeward, arriving in time to help with the harvest, which had to be done with the sickle and threshed with the flail,—he was a very good hand, being able to reap ¾ of an acre in a day. After the next seeding, his father had a few bags of wheat (25) left, which the late Mr Scown took down to Adelaide to sell, some buyers offered him others different prices ranging up to 25/- per bushel, at which price he sold, receiving a cheque for £125 for the load. At the age of 22 years he married Hannah Barker, of Willaston, taking his bride to Bulls Creek in a bullock dray, which was the mode of travel by most folk in those days. After living there he removed to Gawler, taking his team with him, and was engaged in carting copper ore from the Burra to Adelaide, in the year 1868, or thereabouts. Some time after he tried his fortune at the Barossa diggings, where he met with varying success. leaving the diggings, he removed to The Meadows, where he was engaged in pit sawing, being the foreman of a party sawing timber for Adelaide. Then, having rented a farm at Paris' Creek, he removed there and farmed it for several years before coming overland to the Tatiara, arriving here on March 3, 1883, finishing the journey with horses yolked in front of the bullocks. He took up a selection at Wampoony, where the family lived for seven years. After occupying the old Wirrega Homestead for two years, he then rented Hope Farm (now owned by Mr J. E. Clark) for 9 years, where he met with good fortune, and when Cannawigra was resumed he, with his three sons, obtained the section on which he resided up till his death which occured on April 19 last. He left a family of six sons and three daughters, his wife having predeceased him three years.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Cornwall Online Parish Clerks Database"
   Baptisms database, Launceston, Wesleyan Methodist
   Cornwall OPC (accessed 27 October 2023)
   Day Month: 15; Year: 1835; Parish Circuit Or Chapel: Launceston, Wesleyan Methodist; Forename: Richard; Surname: SCOWN; Date Of Birth: born: 05 Sep 1835; Father Forename: John Thomas?; Mother Forename: Susan; Residence: Bazil; Parish: Launceston; Status Or Occupation: Mason
2. ↑ Baptism: "England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms"
   Reference: TNA/RG/4/560
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (requires subscription, accessed 27 October 2023)
   First name(s): Richard; Last name: Scown; Birth date: 05 Sep 1835; Baptism date: 15 Sep 1835; Place: Launceston; Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist; Father's first name(s): John Thomas; Mother's first name(s): Susan; County: Cornwall; Country: England; Piece description: CORNWALL: Launceston (Wesleyan): Births & Baptisms.
3. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004091792; FHL microfilm: 590672
   FamilySearch Record: JMJX-D2R (accessed 27 October 2023)
   Name: Richard Scown; Christening Date: 15 Sep 1835; Christening Place: Launceston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; Birth Date: 5 Sep 1835; Source Reference: RG-4 series nos. 429, 560 and 561.
4. ↑ Passenger List: Diane Cummings' Bound For South Australia database; Katherine Stewart Forbes 1837; Departed Gravesend, England, 27 July 1837, Arrived Holdfast Bay, South Australia, 17 October 1837, Master Captain Alfred Fell.
5. ↑ Marriage Registration: "South Australia Marriages 1842-1937"
   Registration Number: 29/177
   FindMyPast Transcription (subscription required, accessed 27 October 2023)
   First name(s): Richard; Last name: Scown; Marital status: Not Recorded; Age: 22; Birth year: 1835; Marriage date: 03 Mar 1857; Place: Wesleyan Chapel Gawler; District: Barossa; State: South Australia; Country: Australia; Father's first name(s): John Thos; Father's last name: Scown; Spouse's first name(s): Hannah; Spouse's last name: Barker; Spouse's marital status: Not recorded; Spouse's age: 17; Spouse's birth year: 1840; Spouse's father's first name(s): John; Spouse's father's last name: Whitney; Registration number: 29/177.
6. ↑ Death Registration: "South Australia Deaths 1842-1972"
   Registration Number: 400/585
   FindMyPast Transcription (subscription required, accessed 27 October 2023)
   First name(s): Richard; Last name: Scown; Gender: Male; Status: Married; Birth year: 1835; Death date: 19 Apr 1916; Age at death: 80y6m; Residence: Cannawigara; Place: Bordertown; District: Wellington; State: South Australia; Country: Australia; Registration number: 400/585.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #249908185 (accessed 27 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Richard Scown (5 Aug 1835-19 Apr 1916), citing Mundulla Cemetery, Mundulla, Tatiara District Council, South Australia, Australia.
8. ↑ Obituary: "Trove, National Library of Australia"
   Border Chronicle (Bordertown, SA : 1908 - 1950), Fri 19 May 1916, Page 5 : The Late Richard Scown
   Trove Article (accessed 27 October 2023)